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THROUGH TWO STATES, 

GEORGIA AND ALABAMA. 



RUITS OF INDUSTRY 



POINTS AND PICTURES 

ALONG THE CENTRAL RAILROAD 
OF r-FnF?r.iA ' 



TEXT BY PLEASANT A. STOVALL. PHOTOGRAPHS BY O. PIERRE HAVENS. 



W. F. SHELLMAN, 



ISSUED BY THE 
PASSENGER DEPARTMENT OF THEXENTRAL RAILROAD OF GEORGIA SYSTEM. 



J. C. HAILE, 



TRAFFIC MANAGEfl- 



GENERAL PASSENGER AGENT 






Copyrigllt, ISUa, for the CENTHAl. HAlLHOAll <IF UEUKGIA. 

by J. C. lUiLE, General Passenger Agent. 




TfiK roMi'i.tn-K. Ain i'kintim: wokks 

OF 

THE MATTHEWS-SORTHRIP CO.. 

BUFFAIXl, N. V. 

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CENTRAL RAILROAD ©I 



GENERAL OFFICES, SAVANNAH, CA. 



H. M. COMER AND R. S. HAYES. Receivers Central Railroad, Montgomery & 

EuFAULA Railroad, and Mobile a Giraro Railroad. 
H. M. COMER and R, J. LOWRY, Receivers Savannah i Western Railroad. 
W. D. BASLEY. General Agent for Receivers. 

E. F. CUNNINGHAM. Auditor, Savannah, Qa. 

T. M. CUNNINGHAM, Treasurer, Savannah, Ga. 

THEO. D. KLINE, General Superintendent, ■ . . Savannah, Qa. 

F. S. JETTE. Superintendent Transportation, . . Savannah. Qa. 



S. C HOGE, Superintendent Main Stem Macon. Qa. 

B. C. EPPERSON, Superintendent Southwestern Division. Macon. Ga. 

T. S. MOISE. Superintendent Savannah A Western Division, Columbus. Ga. 

W. F. SHELLMAN. Traffic Manager. .... Savannah, Ga. 

W. A. WINBURN, General Freight Agent, . . ■ Savannah, Qa. 

J. C. HAILE. General Passenger Agent, .... Savannah, Ga. 

J. L. GRAHAM, Claim Agent, Savannah Qa. 



GENERAL AND TRAVELING AGENTS. 



D. W. APPLER. General Agent. 16 Wall St.. . - Atlanta, Ga. 
S. B. WEBB, Traveling Passenger Agent 16 Wall St. , . Atlanta, Ga. 

E. T. CHARLTON, Commercial Agent, .... Augusta, Ga. 
R. L. TODD. Traveling Passenger Agent, 725 Broad St. . - Augusta, Ga. 

F. L. MORTIMER, Commercial Agent, 219 East German St., Baltimore. Mo. 
S. JACOBS, CoMM'HciAL Agent, 1913 First Ave., Birmingham, Ala. 
A. DeW. SAMPSON, New Eng. Agent. 306 Washington St., Boston, Mass. 

E. p. WARING, Commercial Agent, Charleston, S. C. 

R. C. HICKS, Gen'l Western Agent, 351 Marquette Bxd'G, Chicago. Ill- 

C. C. WALTON, Trvg Pass r Ajent, 351 Marquette B'lD'G, Chicago, III. 

E. W. WHITE. Commercial Agent, Room 20, Carew Blo'g, Cincinnati, O. 

W. E. ESTES, General Agent, Columbus, Qa. 

L. A. CAMP, Traveling Passenger Acint Columbus. Qa. 

R. L. MOSS, Soliciting Agent, Cordele, Ga. 

W. J. FARRELL, SoLirtTiNG Agen" ..... Jacksonville, f la. 



WALTER HAWKINS, Fla. Pass-r Agent, 224 W. Bay St. 

H. S. GRAY, Commercial Agent, 

W. P. DAWSON, Passenger Agent, .... 

F. L. DRAKE, Commercial Agent. 5,'r Madison St.. ■ 

ZiBA BENNETT, Commercial Agent, 

L. R. VAN DIVIERE. Soliciting Agent, 

JNO. A. JACKSON, Commercial Agent, 301 Church St., 

H. B. BYRNE. Commercial Agent, .... 

W. H. RHETT, General Agent, 317 Broadway, 

R. L. WALKER. Agent, Pier 35, North River, 

B. R. PRICE, General Agent, 13 Soj-h3dSt. . 

T. C. MANION, Commercial Agent, 504 Houser Building. 

L. L. RAWLS, Commercial Agent, .... 

J. C. SHAW, Traveling Passenger Agent, ■ 



Jacksonville, Fla. 
Kansas City, Mo. 
Macon, Qa. 
Memphis, Tenn, 
Mobile, Ala. 
Montgomery. Ala. 
Nashville, Tenn. 
New Orleans. La. 
New York. 
New York. 
Philadelphia. Pa. 
St. Louts. Mo. 
Savannah, Ga. 
Savannah, Ga. 










ST AUGU^rrNC 

y |l|l T"E MATTME*&-NORTMRUP CO., 



IN A FEW WORDS. 




N THE FALLOWING PAGES are tk-sciilxa smnu of llie fruits of 
industry aloug tlie lines of the Central Railroad of Georgia System. 
By "fruits of industry" are meant the iiroducts of the fields and 
factories, the mills and orchards, the mines and farms and gardens, and 
many points of interest whicli have been built up since the civil war. 
It is not to be expected, of course, that all of the material interests have 
lieen written up or even mentioned. In a system eompri.sing nearly 
l.TiOO miles of railroad it would be impossible, in the limits of a book, to 
treat of every industry in every place. A few of the principal or ty|iical 
.scenes, with appropriate facts and figures, have been selected, so that tlie 
reader may liave some idea of the fertility of the soil, of the progress made 
in fruit growing and manufacturing, and of the diversity of occupation in 
this favored section of the South. 

It is conceded that in point of material development tlie States of Giorgia 
and Alal)ama have led the whole Soutli. Perhaps we might say, and with 
entire truth, that the sections of these States traversed by the Central Rail- 
road of Georgia show more advancement than any other. The country 
developed and served by the lines of this System has greater diversity of 
products than any similar territory in the United States. 

The System within the limits of the Central Railroad of Georgia takes 
in the cities of Montgomery, Birmingham, Atlanta, Augusta, Savannah, 
Macon and Columbus. The S3-stcm is 1,424 miles in length. It includes 
Americus, Albany, Milledgeville, Eufaula, Opelika. Troy, Union Springs. 
Cuthbert, Griffin, Barnesville, Fort Gaines, Tennille, Fort Valley, and many 
other important towns in Georgia and Alabama. It handles every variety 
of resource, from coal and iron to cotton and wool, peaches, .grapes, truck, 
crain and rice. It irridirons a coimtry where there is every kind of .soil and 



climale, and yet where " rainless summers and frozen winters " arc unknown. 
It taps a mountain range where the largest mineral deposits in tlie worlil are 
found, and it indurates a belt where the greatest peach orchards in the world 
throw their blossoms to the ground. It reaches a eotton-growin;; country 
where the richest agricultural lands yield up their tons of "soutlieru snow, 
and it spans liberal streams where hundreds of thousands in water-power run 
riot to the sea. This richness of lielil and factory and furnace, this wealth of 
growing towns and great cities, have made it the arterj' of an empire. Two 
million peojile live along its line and contribute to its greatness, while the 
country through which it runs is growing riclier every year because of a per- 
fect system of transportation. 

FinsT- ( '/.ASS KQ I IPMEST. 

Of the physical cliaraeter of this Railway System it is only necessary to 
say that its equipment is the best. It has every facility for handling the 
lieaviest freiglit and passenger traffic. It can move people and products at 
short notice and with perfect metliocl. Its motive-power and car service are 
coiiiplctc. It has the best wharf and terminal advantages, and its rail lines 
emiity their freight into the holds of ten large iron Steamships, which ply be- 
tween Savannah, New York, Philadelphia and Boston. It handles cotton, 
pig-iron, peaches and people with equal expedition. 

Its fast freight dispatch lines are [irovided with every means of ventihition 
and refrigeration for truck and fruit, and its principal imssenger schedules 
are made attractive by speed and sleeping-car comforts. The road-bed every- 
where in the System is in first-class order. No rail line in the country is in 
better condition. 



IIISTOIIY Oh' Tilt: I'EMUAL HM/JiOAI) DF dKOItniA. 
Till- liislory "f the C'fiitnil Kailioiui is the history of steam tninsportiition 
ill Gciirjiia. CliartiTed in tliis Statu oarly in tlif Cfiitiiry, when tlic grmvinf? 
fdniiniiinvcalili (liMiianili'il jTrcaliT loinnuiniiation aini>nir tlic pcojilc. its orig- 
inal iiic(ir|ic>ral4irs were nmlcricU-il wlictlicr to liii; a scriL's of (-anal.s belwi-en 
Ilie naviiialik" rivers, or wliellior to VL-ntiiro upon the novel and hazariioiis 
unilertaking of building a railway. Tlie Governor of Georgia about tliis 
liuie, aettiatcd by u spirit of eulerprise. tempered with conservatism, advo- 
cated the construction of c-anals Ity the State and the citizen. It is not then 
surprising that the charter of the Central Railroad and Hanking Com- 
pany of Georgia conferred the power either to dig canals or to make a rail- 
way. Finally, the latter policy prevailed. The original survey of a rail line 
between .Sivaiinah and .Macon was made in l.S:iT. This road, 190 miles in 
length, was linisheil October 13, 1844, ten years after the work was projected. 
It must have been at that time the longest railroad in the I'liited States. In 
1845 we note the progress of companies for the coustruclion of the South 
western, the Xaeou & Western, and the Augusta & Savannah railroads, the 
beginninLTS of the great .System of the Cenlial Railroad of Georgia. 

.1/.IA7.V6- FAILU /.Ayns /'AV. 
The masses of people along the line of the Central Railroad are engaged in 
agricultural pursuits, the finest farm lands in the South are located here, and 
nearly 1.<)00,0II() bales of cotton arc raised in this section. One of the best 
farms in the two States is that of Mr. M. C. Scott of ^lontgomcry, Ala lie 
came from Michigan just after the w.u-. anil took charge of an old worn out 
plantation near Montgomery. He h.-is brought it up to such a high standard 
of cullivalion that it jiroduces now 100 bushels of corn and from one to two 
bales of colton to the acre. He cultivates 2,000 acres of land and fertilizes 
them well Ilis experience is that there has never been a year when the 
jilace has not made money, besides paying for the imi>iovcments placed upon 
it. Mr, .Scoll employs colored hands entirely. Ills conviction is that this 
labor, when well managed and well guarded, is most satisfactory. He plants 
ii large tract in garden truck, and has a herd of 140 .Icrscys. He regards the 
silo as the salvation nf farm cattle. He i)lants jilcntifully of cow-|K'as, 



which he beliives is the "clover of the South." Mr. Scott purchased this 
land for a mere song. It is now worth |100,000. This is a good type of 
Western energy which has made a fortune upon Southern soil. His motto 
is; "Diversify. Intensify. Multiply." There are many fine farms idong the 
Central Railroad of (Jeorgia which can be brought out in the same way. 
Energy, personal attention, and business method are all that are needed to 
make farming pay in the South. 

FlUrr LAMIS OF THE WOULD 

The fruit paraili.se of the country is along the lines of the Central R.iilroad, 
running through sections of Georgia which claim the uniiiue distinction of 
having the largest peach, pear, and plum orchards in the world. The rare 
sight of 1,000,000 peach trees, :{U,000 pear trees, with plums ;uul grapes in 
proportion, gives but a faint idea of llie possibilities of this great State. 

The finest fruit t.-iriii in (Jcorgia is thai of .Mr. S. II. Rumph, near .Mar- 
shallvillc, Houston County, lb- is the pioneer fruit grower in that section. 
His neighbors ridiculed hini ujjin he announced the intention of making a 
living out of peach growing, just after the war, but he has kept at his work. 
His place is now one of the most prosperous in America. It is estimated 
that the net yield of his peach trees and nur.series for the .season of 1S0."> is 
considerably more than iflOO.OOO. 

Fruit growers from Ohio and Connecticut have planted orchards of peach, 
|ilum. and pear trees and vineyards in the fruit belt along the Central Railroad 
of Georgia. There have been 1,000 car loads shipped over Ijjis liiii- from 
Houston County alone during this season. 

The facilities enjoyed by the Central Railroad of Georgia for shipping 
fruit i)roniptly to every point East and West have developed the orchards and 
truck farms in Georgia ami Alabama to a wonderful e.\tent. It is conceded 
thai the Georgia peach has delhroued the California and Delaware fruit very 
largely in the markets of the rniled States. 

IAMUFU AM) \AVAL STORKS. 
The lumber and naval stores interests of the country served by the Central 
Railroad of Georgia are enormous. Some of the largest mills in the South 



are operated alonsr these lines. The city of Savannali eacli year receives 
1.000.000 paclvages of naval stores. 

II K ALT II OF THIS SECTION. 

The health of this section has been seciireil for all time by the boring of 
artesian wells. In most places in this System there is a clear and constant 
flow of artesian water. This has been a great blessing to Southwest Georgia, 
for the richest and most fertile part of the South is likewise the most habitable. 
Wheat, corn, hay, oats, potatoes and vegetables of ever_v kind, fruits, rice, 
and sugar cane are among the products of this land. The soil is productive, 
and readily responsive to cultivaliiin. 

I'LhWT}' OF AVAILABLE LAM) LEFT. 

There are hundreds of thousands of acres now available for fruit growing 
and market gardening. Not a tithe of the lan<l so well adapted to this work is 
under cultivation. Labor is abundant, climate is equable, liours of work 
are long, and transportation facilities ample. The Ocean Steamship Company 
and the New England A Savannah Steamship Company, operating ten large 
fast steamships, from Savannah to New York, Boston and Plnladeliihia, olTer 
cheap and convenient water routes to the North and East. 

XO LOyOER A LAM) OF EXPEIUMEXT 

The manufacturing plants of the South have passed the age of experiment. 
They are now making finer numbers of cotton threads, and ;ire working up 



improved mineral ores. The mills (if Columlius. Ga., are selling high grade 
colored goods, and are turning out crash towels equal to the best French 
make, while the furnaces of Birmingham. Ala., not content with setting the 
pace to the world in producing pig-imu. are turning their attention to making 
steel. Fuel in this section is exhaustless, and water jiowers ai-e uncounted. 
Farmers or mill men. North anil East, who come South will find along the 
lines of the Central Railroad of Georgia the garden spot of America. 

(■IIAnAfTER OF TILE PEOPLE. 

But no treatise would be complete or satisfactory wbicli did not mention 
the peojile who live in this section, who drive these industries, who cultivate 
these fields. It may be inferred from what has already been said that the 
men and women of Georgia and Alabama are thrift}- and industrious. More 
than this, the}' are conservative, virtuous, educated and religiou.s. Respect 
for law and order is inherent and universal. Turbulence is foreign to the 
character of these people. They are lionest and hospitable, orderly and 
peace-loving. Everywhere their schools and churches are fostered witli 
speci.al care. In these pages are sketches of some of the oldest and best 
graded institutions of learning in the land. The public-school sj'stem is tinnlj' 
established iu their affection. The people give readily for the education of 
white and colored children. From the organization of the colony and its 
tutelage by the Wesleys, Georgia has been a State of deep moral and religious 
tone, and its sister State. Alabama, had its origin with the same people, ami 
preserves the same instincts. The people are tolerant in all matters of politics 
and religion, and the stranger finds ready welcome and congenial association 








SCKM-: AT CK.NTliAl. ItAllJiOAl) COT'IO.N \MIAia', SAVA.N.NAII 



To L'ivcsoiueiikiKjf liow niaiiv hales of ((iltoii tlie Ccnlnil l{:iilii>iiil of Geoii;ia 
liaiiillcs we may s;i.v. that in one day. Xovombcr 7, ISitl, tlicicr wciX' (U.TOl 
tialcs on liaml in Savannah, Last year th(; company shi|i|i(il from Savan 
nah aliKut ""lO.CMXt l)ah'S. The (.otion is compressed and is (piickly taken from 
the vvliarves, as shown in the picture, and loaded on hoard the ships of tlie 



Ocean Slcauiship Company, and forwanhd lo New York, Wiiladelphia and 
Hnslon, These sliips will carry over 5. OIK) l)ales at a trip. Over the sheds of 
the wharves can lie seen the masts and fumiels of three of the company's 
ships, while the spars of a sailinir vessel are sliown to the right of the pic- 
ture, loaiiing with cotton and naval stores for a foreign port. 




EAGLE AND PHENIX -MILLS, COLUMBUS, GA. 



These are the largest cotton and woolen mills in the Soiitli. The plant con- 
sists properl)' of three mills. No. 1 Mill was built in 1868; No. 2 .Mill in 
1871 ; No. 3 .Mill in 1878. The woolen mill was put up in 1870. There are in 
this immense plant .50,110(1 spindles and 1,500 looms. The mills consume 50 
hales of cottou and 1,000 pounds of wool a day, and turn out 200 varieties of 



i-Miods. Among these arc jeans, satinets, kerseys, cotton.ades, plaids, ginghams, 
ticking, towels, diaper and a great assortment of plain and colored cotton 
goods. There is 4.000 lior.se-power available at the Eagle and Pheni.v dam 
across the Chattahoochee liiver, and about 2.000 horsepower is iu use. The 
mill employs 2,000 hands and represents an investment of 82,225,000. 




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A SlilAi;!-: MILK (IF I'KACII TUKKS. FoKT VAI.I.KY. GA. 



EdgL'wood Furin, llii- property of llic Half (Jcori,'iii Orchanl Coinpany at 
Fort Vall(;_v, consists of 1,000 acrts of the tiiicst fruit and nursery lands in tlie 
South. It is situated on an elevated table (iOO feet above llie sea. There are 
100,000 trees in the orchard in full bearing from May to Aiiii'ist, and there are 
;50 wayons belonging to the cimipany busily hauling jieaehes to the railroad 



station. The scene in the picture is photographed from the packing-house of 
the company near Fort V'alley. As far as the eye can reach there is a vista of 
peach trees, and the fruit this year baltles the elforts of the most skillful and 
rapid pickers and packers. This farm sends out fancy peaches of the highest 
flavor. Four hundred hands are emploved iu these orcluirds. 




THE XEW CAPITOL, ATLANTA, GA. 



Tlie new Stritc pnpitol of Goortria is almost a reproduction, on a smaller 
scale, of the splendid capitol at Washington. This editiee, the handsomest 
in Georgia, and one of the most imposing in the United States, is built of 
oolitic limestone and Georgia granite and marble. Following are the dimen- 
sions: Length, 325 feet; width, 173 feet; height of dome, 237 feet; diameter 



of dome at base, 75 feet. It is a fact remarkalile in the history of public 
buildings, and worthy of record, that this maguilicent building was built 
within the apiiro|iriation. The State appropriated §1, 000. 000 for its construc- 
tion, and it was finished, complete in every respect, for $yU9,yS1.57, It was 
started in 1884 and completed in 1889. 




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ACMK DKKWING CO., MACOX. (JA. 



This compiuiy. a cut of whoso works is shown tiliovc. has one of the best 
f<iuippi'il plants in the South. It was cslalilishid in Im'.H. The hnililing is 
of Ijricli, four .stories hiirh, \2^> by 2.JII feel, ami has ihorouijh ei|iiipnienl of 
bottling works and ice plants. The brewery has a eapaiity of TO.OOO Ijaiiels 
u year, uiid ships its i)ro(Uitts through live .Soullieru States. The " American 



(Jueen " and " Vieloria " are brands of bottled and drauirht beer which have 
liuiiely laUen the jdacc of old favorites formerly iloim: business in the South. 
The walei' used for makini; beer aiul ice is from wells ou the (iroperty. It is 
remarkably jiure. There is all the latest improved machinery and brewing 
apparatus. The Acme enjoys the advantages of the larger breweries. 




MERCER UNIVERSITY, MACON. GA. 



This college, under control of the Baptists of Georgia, was chartered in 
1837. and named in honor of .Jes.se Mercer, one of the ablest divines in the 
Baptist Church of Georgia. The college steadily prospered. In 18(50 the 
equipment and endowment were valued at §103. 3oT. In 1871 the college was 
formally opened in JIacou, Dr. H. H. Tucker being president. In 1873 a law- 



department was added to the classical, scientific and theological departments, 
fiercer L'niversity now has ten buildings. The main building, shown in the 
picture, has 34 rooms, and is one of the finest of its class in the State. In 
isyo the cha]iel with recitation lialls and library was added. The library 
has several thousand volumes. It has graduated 80U men. 




AI.IJANV KKKTII.IZKK ( 1 1 . Al.liAXV, G.V. 



The Albany Fertilizer timl Farm Improvement Compmiy liiiik its plant 
in lyyO. The (iriv'inal ti)st was .i!.')!).!)!)!). Tlie conipiiny has a live story 
liKKh-rn biiiUiinf.'. which is used as a mill and manipidatiri!; warehouse. There 
is a slora^e wareliouse capable of housiiif; "j.ooo tons of iroods, and an acid 
chamber of 85.700 cubic feel capacity, 'I'he annual output is H. ()()() tons of 



fertilizers, t.OOO to 5,001) tons of acid phosphate, and 3,000 to 4.000 tons of 
anunoniated goods. 'I'he works turn out some of the most elledive acid 
I)hosphates made in the State. They are located on the Central Hail- 
road. The ollieers are F. F. Putney, president ; H. F. Hrimberry, secretary 
and treasurer ; .lohii Short, superinli'udciil. The capital slock is SlG-1,700. 




FIXE FI!L"ITS, CUTHBERT FAIU. 



'I'hc display of fruits at tlic liorlicultiiral fair at C'litlibprt. Ga.. was 
liner llian usual. Giajits, peaclii'S, apples, plums, pears and melons were 
never produced more luxuriantly nor satisfaetorily. The president of the 
Georgia State Horticultural Society is Mr. Prosper.!. Berckmans, of Augusta, 
a man of national reputation in this line. It is largely through the efforts of 



this society that fruit growing has received such an im|>etus in Georgia, and 
has been placed upon a business like basis. Wide areas in the State are 
adapted to fruit cvUture, and this display is only a glimpse of the possibility of 
the future. Tlie thrift of the producers around Fort Valley, C'uthbcrt and 
Griftin is only a suggestion of what may be done. 



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Tlii.s well-known ami surccssfiil tottoii ii):uiiif:Klurini: company owns ami 
operates two large factories in tlic city of .Macon. This company, of which 
Jlr. II. M. Comer is I'resirlent. and >ir, J. F. Hanson is agent, "runs 2;i,()l)() 
spindles and has a capacity of ten tons of thread, yarn and twine a day. 
There are complete dye houses, and the mills maniifacture hosiery yariis 



in ail colors, carpel war|is, wr.-ipping twine, hannnock twine, etc. The 
ollices of this company are in Macon. These mills are regarded as among 
the best manageil and most renumerativc in the South. The men at the head 
of the enterprise are lar.sie capitalists and know their business. The goods 
are sold over a large portion of the continent. 




OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO.S I'lEI!. NEW YORK. 



Pier 35, Nortli Rirer. New York City, is a very l)iis.v pl:ice every day iu 
the week. Six tine iioii ste!inislii|)s ruu between New York and Savannali. 
Tliese sliips are stauncli and commodious. The luills and decks are of iron 
and steel. The compartments are water-tiglit. Tlie saloons are beaiitifidly 
finished and upholblered. Each ship is arranged for a large number of first 



class, second class and steerage passengers, and is lighted throughout by 
electricity. The tables are supplied from the best Northern and Southern 
markets. Tlie vessels are manned by carefully selected otticers and crews, 
and perfect discipline is always maintained. A ship sails every other day. 
The time from New York to Savannah is about 50 hours. 




( (»l;.N AM) tOTIo.N (JKoUlNc; NKAK MAltSUA l.l.Vl U.K. i;A 



This glimpso of clciiii fichls nf com iithI cDttoii grnwinj; siilc by siilc u|iiiii 
tlie place of O. T. Masscc in Iloiislori County, Ga., is ii f;iinili:ir one. 'I'lics(' 
rows show careful culliviiiion and fertile soil. The corn will prohalily ]iro- 
(luce no l)usliels to the acre and the cotton a l)ale to the a<Te. I'^xperii'nce 
proves that where farms are thoroughly cultivated and every part of the place 



is closely looked aflir, as in oilier kinils of husiiiess, the outcome Is certain 
an<l satisfactory. Kucrtc.v and business nictliods on a plantation will bear 
returns (piicUer than in almost any other callinsr. The result shows that 
the land around .MarshallvilU- is not only the best fruit land in Georiria. 
but ranks wilii the richest in growing Held crops as well. 









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WHITE IllCKOItV WA(;(iX WORKS, ATLANTA. GA. 



Tlicse works arc Icicnlcil on tljc Central Kailidad, jusr licfi)ri' tliu cMliaiici' 
into Atlanta. It is a Hmirisliini; ami intcn'stint; plant. Tlic linilicr for turn- 
inff out tlicsc wcll-kuowii vrliiclcs is SfCuiTil in dilTcrt'nt parts of (icori^ia and 
Alabama, and the wagons are sold in many lilarcs in the Soulli. Tlic Wliili,- 
Hickory Wagon Co. was first operated liy' >ir. I?. M. Blount in ISTs. Tlie 



liiisiness grew, tlie company was enlarged to respond (o growing demands, 
and tlic present works, as shown in tlic picture, wc re erected in 1SS,5. The 
(•ajiital is §70.000. The capacity of the works is S.OOO wagons a year — more 
than '20 miles of w.igons. if jilaccd end to end. The officers are B. M. Blouut, 
president, and E. R. Du Bose, .secretary and treasurer. 




COOSA TINNKL, C'OLLMIUS .V: WKMKKN KA 1 1.lioA I >. 



There is some lienvy work on the C'oliinibiis iV Western Huilro.id. The 
iipproiiches iiikI tunnel at Coosa Mountain are \ve]l brouirht out in the picture. 
The roek enttini; at the entrance to the tunnel has lieen very heavy, but lh<r 
chief work on the line is tin- tunnel which liorcs the mountain at this point. 
It is situated IxMween Vaniliver ami Dunavant stations. It is 'i,-l:iH feet long 



— or nearly hair a mile This tunnel was cut in 1887. and 1,8.50 feet of it were 
lined with brick in is'.l-. The size of the tunnel may be jud.iied from tin' 
tijiure of the man who stamls at the openini:. This is one of the points of 
interest on the road between Columbus. (Ja., and Birmingham, Ala., which 
is a part of the Savannah it Western System. 




TROY SPOKE AND HANDLE FACToKY, THoY, ALA. 



This industry was crpoted in January. 1^'95 
cainu-ity is 1,6(10 liaiidli-s and H.nilO spiilvi's 
Josi-pli Mini-liem-r i- Sons. Tlieir faciiitit's 
hickory timlier are unsurpassed, and tliey ; 



, witli a capital of $00,000. Its 
lier day. Tlie jiroprietors are 
for olitaininsj; wliite oalv and 
conveniently located to tli( 



traclis of the Central Railroad of Georgia for shipping by rail. The claim thai 



their jroods are amoni;- the liest, both in i|uality and workmanship, has been sus- 
tained. Their superintendent has had 20 years' experience in manufaituring 
,goods for home and export trade. They work the must improved machinery, 
and their spokes turned out for wheel manufacturers have been pronounced 
most satisfactory. Agricultural spokes of all sizes are made to onler. 




TIIK III. I) CAI'ITor.. MIl.l.KIHJKVII.Li;, CA. 



Tliis liisUirk- buildiiii; was coiiimenct'd in 1S03 iiml linislicd in isii; 'I'lu- 
biiildinj; was iiiiidc; of lirick nnd cdsl !jil 15,000. It looUcd like .in nld Kiiiilisli 
ciLSlli- sliadcd l)y a noble ^rovc. The ])lafc was ii.iiiicd aflcr .luliii .Millrdiie, 
one of llic early governors of Georj^ia. l{e|)reseiitaliv(t Mall lias eelioe<t with 
llic floiiiiencf of sueli men a.s Forsylli, Uiclianl Henry W'ildo, Crawford, 



l>iini|)kin, Cobb, Johnson, Jenkins. Law, Toombs and Stephens, It was here 
that the ordinanee of secession was passed in Jann.'iry, 1H61. In l.S(i7 the 
seat of ircivernmeiil was moved lo .\llanla, and in l.'^SII the Stale here estab- 
lished the .Middle (Jeoriiia .Military and .\t;rieidtiiral College, It now has 400 
stndenis, and is a llourishinir inslilution. 




STATE lunatic; ASYLUM, MILLEDGEVILLE, GA. 



This is oue of the most extensive iuid (iiK- of the best managed institutions 
in Georgia. It was built in 1842. Tlie buildings now represent an e.xpenditure 
of more tlian one million dollars. It may be said to the credit of the State of 
Georgia that no policy of narrow economy has ever been enforced in provid- 
ing for the afflicted or unfortunate. The main building of the Lunatic Asylum 



is now separate from the quarters for the incurables and from the building for 
females. The Asylum is situated upon a commanding hill, two miles distant 
from the town of ".Milledgeville. Tliere are. at pre.seu"t, 1.000 patients in the 
Asylum, and these, with a corps of skilled physicians and trained attendants, 
make fully 2,500 people quartered at this institution. 




iJACON AND SONS lAMKKK .MILL, SAVANNAH 



This mill turns (nit every (leseri|)li(iii of woodwurU uml caliiMcl work. 
Messrs. A. S. Bacon i Son are nianufai'turers of liinilier. sash, doors and 
blinds, interior linish ami ollice li.xtiiics. usinir kiln ilried yellow pine. These 
mills lire very larire and employ 100 liands. The eapital rei)resented by the 
works is about $CU,0(JU. The mill was started nearly nine years ago. The 



members of the lirm are .Mr. A. S. liaeon and .Mr. 11. 11. Hacon. There are 
a number of larsre sash, door and blind manufactories in this vicinity, Inil 
this is one of the laiiresi and most successful. The track of the (entr.il 
Railroad of (leorgia goes by the works, and all'ords direct facilities for 
bringing iu lumber aud shipping out the linisbed pioduet. 







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Thf otficf ami lifadquarU-rs cif tlio (icdi'tria Kxpi'iiiuiMit Fann aiv shuvvii in 
this picture. Tliis station was fstalilislR'il in IMM.S under national appro- 
priation. Mr. R. J. Uediling is director of tli<' farm. Tlic otlicers of this 
institution investigate in an accurate and scientific manner problems con- 
uected with agriculture. They also distribute free among the people the 



EXPERDIENT STATION, NEAR GRIFFIN, GA. 

results of their researches. 



The Georgia station ha; 



been ini{uiriiig uUo 
fertilizer experiments upon cotton, corn, potatoes and grasses, and also into 
suitable food for stock and cattle. Matters connected with the dairy also 
demand and receive close study. A portion of the farm has lieeu set aside 
for the experimental culture of fruits. 







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liAKNESYIM.E BUGGY COMPAXY. liAUXESYILLE. GA. 

This wi'll-known plant was bulll in IHfifi. Its capital was STS.OOo. and the fartory lias an 
output of l.'JfX) vcljiclfw jMT anniun. It is running' at full rapacily all tin* tiun*. The 
works employ "ri skillet] iii4M-haiilrs. Tli«* Hariii-svillc Hiit;i:y ('<>. is iii»\v pi<*purin^ lo iloulilt* 
its capacity and it is pn»i)ablc iliat this will he done in the next tliree nionlhs. Its traileex- 
tetids over alt t' ■ Southern States, and it is nut a rare tliin;r tor the company to ship vchi- 
<.'k's into Arizftna. New Mexico and thf other Western Slates. Jackson G. ymitli is (he 
4»riKinator and nmker of the (-elebialed Hanicsville huj^K't^s. 



liAIJNKSVIl-i.i: LNDKliWKAi: MILLS. IJAliNKSVILLK. t;A. 

These mills riianufactui-e cotton rilihed underwear. This is a stock ci»nipany. and 
the mills wei-e Iniilt in IHltJ. The capiial is SriO.iHH) and the jifoduct is 800 dozen ladies' 
kidt uiiderweur per day. Tlic mills ace nnniint: at ("nil i-apacity day and ni^rlit. The j^oods 
inarle aiv of (!otton and silk. The nulls em])loy UK) hands and "the compmy earned a divi- 
dend of 14 per cent, the Ih'sl year of its operation. This year tlie showinj; will prohahly he 
better. The i)nicers of tlie (-oiniiany are : J. W. Hansi.n. president ; vicepresideut, 31. L. 
Ilirsch ; secretary and treasurer, II. \V. KIder; superintendent, Wni. (jee. 




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GEORGIA CHE:\riCAL WOKKS, AIGUSTA, GA. 



This is (inc of Uie oklost companies in tlie l)usii\css of maiiiifiK-luiinir rom- 
mcnial ti-itilizers. It. is locat('<l in A\ii;iisla, diirctl}' on tlir Ccntnil Uiiilroail 
of Guorgia. Tlio factory was built in 187(5, Ijnt lias been several times enlarged. 
Its capital stock is 1400.000. The capacity is fully 40,000 tons per annum. 
The olticers of the works are Geo. W. Graftliu of Baltimore, president, .and 



J. Hice Smith of Ansust.a, general manager. This companv sells its ]irodwct 
all over Georgia, Alaliama and .South Carolina. The jiopularity of its brands 
has been attested by the fact that from the d.ite of the establishment of these 
works to the present time its sales liave steadilv grown. It prepares brands 
of especial make for the cotton and grain lands of the South. 







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I'l.L.M (HiCllAKl) AT VINEVAKU, GA. 



It is a fad lliiit the sections i)f the States of (ieoi sia and Alabama uliere 
fruit iiiiiwiiij; is canied on are nineli more prosperous than those places where 
corn and cotton arc cultivateil in the old wav to tlu' exclusion of evervthiuir 
olsc. In (Ills year of alinmlanl fruit yield a glimpse at a model plum oVchaid 
should occupy some place in this "work. The varieties of Japan plums 



have become very popular in Georgia, and the dilTerent nurseries are giving 
plum lre<'S more uttcMliou than ever. The fruit couutrv around (Jritrm 
is full of peaches ami grapes, an<l this plum orchard of James Beaty of 
Spaldiuu: Couiily gives one of the prettiest and most satisfactory views 
of the fruit lauds in Georgia. 




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SAVAXX.VII WATKi; WolJIvS. 



Tlic new water-works jilant for llic city of Savunnali was cniiiiilL'tcil in 
Dcccnibor, XH'-K. Tln' larirc punipin^- station, built of lirick and stone, is 
ciiuipped willi two Gasliill eoinpoiind enirines. Tlie water is sn]iplie(l from 
twelve artesian wells, lioreti 5(111 ft-ct deep. The wells furinsli 10.(10(1.000 gal- 
lons a <la_v. Tlie eity consumes 7,000,000 a day. The wells are located along 



a liricU <(in(liiit, into which the water flows, Frojn a well at tlio pump house, 
into which all this water empties, it is forced into the city. The artesian 
water is of excellent (piality. and is clear and sparklinj;. free from odor, and 
is used for all domestic purposes. Tlie new water works cost, when com- 
pleted. ,1:4^5,000. 




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Some of llif finest Iriick lands in the South art- spn'ad out in the ncisilibor 
hof«l of Savannali. Tiny an- level and rich, easily eidtivatcd. anil yield 
niaL'niticenlly under irood nianaL'enieiit. This picture n presents a force of 
hands LMlherini; potatoes on the truck farm of JIaj. (Jarland .M. Uyals, near 
Savannah. The crop of Irish potatcjcs seems to have been particularly rich. 



Maj. Kyals is a line type of the successful farmer, who moved to C'hatliani 
County, from Virifinia. after the war. lie has cultivated his land upon 
improved melhods. and his career shows what may he done liy sood business 
nian.mement. lie enjoys all the advantages of low ocean freights to New 
York. 




EUF.Vri.A (111, AND FKimLlZKl! CD.. ICrFAULA, ALA. 



Tills rompfiny was org-anizi'd in the sprini; of 1^18!). Tiiu iilmit wasspocd- 
ilv put up, and niacliineiT vvitli capacity for cruslilng 30 tons of seed per day 
was put In. The enterprise was a success from the start. In the summer of 
lS9i the increased bu.siuess of the company forced it to (ioidile its capacity, 
and the plant became accordingly a (iO-ton mill. The capital stock was 



jilaced at $3U.lll)(l at the organization and has never been increased. The 
])rotits of the mill liave made the improvements. The.se mills make cotton- 
seed oil, cotton-see(I meal, cotton linters and commercial fertilizers, and have 
an oil refinery of a c,L|iacity of 7") liarrels a day. It is one of the most satis- 
factory of the smaller industries in the State of Alabama. 




Mii.N Kjo.Mi.ia i;i;k\\ i.N(; co.. .montgomeiik ai.a 



The brewery representid in llje |ii(liiii- iihnve was built in 18(S!^. and Ims 
been in every way a snceess in tlie seven years of its existence. Its eapaoily 
is 25.000 barrels a year, and its prodnct linds ready sale at lioine and aljroad. 
Its brand " Artesia " is espeeially popular, and the " lloperweiss " has a largo 
Kiistoni. Nolliinir but the best Canadian mall and lioheniian hops is iiseil. 



.Mr. Georife fSehalTer is the lircw uiaslii-. 'rhcre is also a cold storage and ice 
plant in connecllon with the brewery. The caiiacity of this plant is HO Ions 
a day. The .Montironicry brewery n^presents a capital stock of SlOD.OlXI. 
This eiilerpris(' has always paid well, and the tracks of the Central Kiilroad 
of Georgia are laid directly in front of the building. 




IlLIIli nl' ^(1)1 I >.II,|;M,-i> NKAI! .M( )NTG( ».ME1{ V, Ai.A. 



Tliis is OIK' cif tlR' largest lifids of Jerseys in Al.iliaiaa — a State iioteil 
for line cattle. Tliere are altogether 140 in the lienl. These are i>iire 
Jerseys and graded cattle. The former are from the celebrated Ida Stoke 
Pogis variety, and the immediate head of the herd is " Judge CJray." Mr. 
M. C. Scott, the owner of this herd, is proprietor of the well-kuowu Riverside 



d.iiry, famous for its cream and butter. Mr. Scott's place of 1,700 acres ex- 
tends along the rich bottoms of the Alabama Uiver. These fields yield immense 
crops of hay and afford fine grazing. Mr. Scott's silo yields 400 tons of 
ensilage food for his horses and cows. He considers covv-]ieas " the clover of 
the South," and his silos contain cow-peas and oats judiciously mixed. 




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Tlu'sc mills wcic liuilt at Saviiiiii:ili. Cia.. ill ISill. Tlic coinpany liml a paiil 
up capital <if $1IIII.(MI(». Till' plaiil is a siil)slaiilial anil roomy brick structure, 
ami has 7. 5{K» spindles for the maiuifacture of colored hosiery and yarn for 
niKJfrwcar. Tlie machinery of the mill is r)f patterns the latest and most im 
proved. As a result, the yarns turneii out r.ink with the best in the country. 



The product of the ntill averai;es IM.DOl) pounds per week of the various 
colors and inimbers sititable for the knittinir traile. The mill is well con- 
ducted, and its oper.'ilion is in expert hamls and is attended by salisfaetory 
results. Air. I/. M. Warliehl is treasurer of the coritp.iny It is one of the 
best of Savannah's lino of diversilicd industries. 




PEELING PEACHES, GRAYS t'AXXING FAC'TOP.Y. FOliT VALLEY. GA 



No iiKiix' iiilt'rcsting scent' c;in lie uTdupcil tlinii the lariie forfc- cif iiands 
peeliiiu; |>eaches fur !i fiimiiii!; f;ietciiv. C'lDwds of eiilcneil people, oM auj 
youiiH are at work, most of tliem using ordinary case Uiiives, many of them 
with patent machines, and all preparing the fruit for the steaming and pack- 
ing cans. There are two of tliese factories in Fort Valley. Tlie Gray 



c.mning f.-iclory lias put up this season 10. 000 cans of fruit. Lahor is very 
cheap and fruit abundant, and the canning industry piomises to be a very large 
one in Georgia and Alabama. The price for jiecding peaches is 15 cents a 
bushel. The fruit canned at this |ioint is shijiped to the large markets of 
the North and East. 




I lllCWAl.l.A COTTON" MIIJ.S. KlKArLA. Al.A 



Tlicst^ mills wire built ill 1S94. opi ralimis licsriniiitii; in Dcccmiici of ihat 
yi'iir. Till- cuiiiiiaiiy was or;;;iiii/.c(l ill l''i-lini:ii\ . \x'.>'.i. willi a ciipilal stuck 
nf $.")(). 001). The class iif iriiods made is Uiiiiwii tn llic liailc as ■'Cdiivcrtililc. " 
This class of l'ikkIs is solil ICasl. tlicii lilcai licil anil sold for while iloiiustics. 
The mill lias '.i,'.'>'2H riiij; spiiiillcs and ><l looms, and iiiiis day and night. All 



llic slo( k is owned at home, .ind the shares were |i;uil in insiallmeiUs of ^2.riO 
jier month. Sliafes of iJlDO each ie(|iiire 40 monthly payments. Maiiaj^ei's 
of the mill e.vpect to incfease the capital stock and double the capacity of the 
factory. The mill is far behind in tilling orders. .1. P. Foy is president and 
C. 1*. Koberts, secretary ; IC 15 Voiing, vice president. 




WESLEYAN FEMALE COLLEGE, AIACOX, GA. 



Tliij, famous collcsie wns cliartcrtMl by tlic Legislature of Georgia in tlie year 
IHliC), under tlie iiauie of tlie Georijia i'Vmale College, auil was opened to the 
pulilie in January, is;!!), since wliicli time it lias been in successful operation. 
It is certainly the oldest institution in the United States, perhaps in the world, 
established upon the plau of a regular female college. Its alumme are found 



in everv Southern State, and rank among the most intelliiient ladies of the 
laud. The building shown in the jiicture was completed through the munifi- 
cence of the late Geo. L Seney, of New York. It is S.'i.j feet long and 85 feet 
deep. It is five stories high, and is surroundeil on three sides by ample colon- 
nades. This college is largely attended by pupils from every Southern State. 




KIK.MA.N FAK.M I M riKlNK.MKN T i(i., A I I.A.N lA, 



This is one of tlif <livfrsilicil imliisiiics of iuaiuif:i(liiiiii^' All:iiila Tljcsr 
works, slioHii in the picliiic, were hiiilt in 1HH4, wiili ii ciipacily of 1(1.0110 
tons. In IHMi). the fertilizers had l)eeonie so popular thai the "works were 
enlarged to 14.000 Ions. The eonipany lias a capital of .^180.000. A. I). 
Adair is president mid (}. VV. M<-(;arty is seerelnry, treasurer and super- 



inlciKlcnt. The iiaiuc is derived froiu the lale Hon. Karisli Furiuau. who 
was a stalesiiiaii ami praelieal man and one of llie earliest advocates of inleii- 
sive fariiiini; in (ieorjria. The jirogress of this company has lieeii steady, and 
its success unbroken. It does a large business in (.icorgia and all tlirouirh 
the iSoutherii Stales. 




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This picture represents a busy scene on tlie liuck farm of Maj. Garland M. 
Rivals, near Savannali, Ga. In the foreground the Uirge jjrowtii of cabbages 
sliows the size of garden product. A heavy force isemploj-ed gathering veg- 
etables, breaking up the ground for new iilanting, packing, crating and ship- 
ping the products. This is one of the busiest spots in Chatham County 



during the fanning season. A large number of hands is eni|)loyed and the 
shipping time justities the predictions of the year. Careful cultivation and 
good management biing about satisfactory returns every season. This is the 
second picture taken l>n Maj. Uyals' farm, one of "the largest and best 
managed places in iSoutli Georgia. 



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\l\.\Si.\. <_;LA.Mi in.. AILAMA. UA. 



This is a type of tlic v:irii-il iiiid successful iiiduslrifs of tlic progressive 
CiipiUil City of Georgia. It w;us built in IHlti, mid lius a capacity of 10,000 
tons. So well worked up is the business of the company, that the output is 
now, and has always been, the full capacity of the factory. Tlie plant is capi- 
Uli/cd at i^lOD.OOO." .Mr. John .M. Green is" president and Mr. P. Uoinaic sec 



relary anil tre.-isurer. These arc ainoiig the best l)iisiMcss men in Atlanta, and 
this connection guarantees the best linancial managenient that is possibh'. 
The product of lliis mill is well adapted to home crops on home soil. Only 
till- best goods are sold, and the ciimpany has niadi' a complete success of its 
business from the time of organization. 




FERTILIZER WORKS, CO.MER, HULL & CO. 



The Soutlicrn Fertilizer Company lias a capacity of 60.000 tons a year, with 
a capital of S80O.OOO. It lias plants in Savaimali. Atlanta and Rome. Its 
central offices are in Atlanta. The above cut represents the .Savannah 
plant. U miles above the city, ou Savannah River, modernly bnilt. witli an 
annual capacity of 30,000 tons manufactured fertilizers. It is connected with 



all railroads and water transportation leading from Savannali, Ga. The 
Southern Fertilizer Company is the consolidation of the fertilizer business 
heretofore carried on by the George W. Scott Manufacturing Comp.iny of 
Atlanta, Ga., and Comer, Hull it Co. at Savannah. Ga., and Rome, Ga. It is 
one of the largest companies eomlueting this business in the South. 




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COOSA i;ivKi; liAii.KoAi) niiiiKii; 



This snbstanlirtl railroad bridge is built between Cliildersburi; and Cress 
well stations, im llic (j)lunibiis it Western Hailroad, wliicli is one of tlie 
coni|n)nenls of Ilie Cenlial IJailroad of (Jcor^'ia. The bridge eonsisls of four 
spans of ••'I'lirongh I'ratI Truss." Three of Ihesi' spans are loll foet long 
and till- last one is'aOU feet. The bridge was built in 1SS7 by the l'l](eni.\ 



Bridge Co.. of I'honi.willc. I'a. It is a long, substantial and symmetrical 
structure, and is an lnv;dual)le liid< in one of the most iiuporlaut parts of the 
Cenlr.il Kailroad System. Il spans the Coosa River in the Stale cif Alaliarna. 
The l)ridge is of irou, with stone piers anil rejuesents an outlay of u large 
ainiiuut of money. 




iNAVAL STOKKS WHARF OF CENTRAL RAILROAD AT SAVANNAH. 



Savannah is the largest naval stores market in the worUl. The scene at the 
wharf, represented in this picture, shows the packages of turpentine and 
rosin at the height of the season. This business is a very large one. During 
the i)ast year the C'entral Railroad of Georgia has liaudled at Savannah 
478,670 barrels of rosin and r28,y".2l barrels of spirits. On August 1, 1895, the 



road had a stock of 44,804 packages of rosin and 8,973 barrels of spirits. ( »n 
January 23, 1895, the Central Railroad liad on hand, as shown by its books. 
95,645 "packages of rosin and 7,876 barrels of spirits, making a total number of 
packages in the yard of 103,531. The movement of naval stores over the rail 
and ocean lines of the Central Railroad is something prodigious. 



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COXFED?:UATE OBELISK ON THE AUGUS'I-.V CANAL. 



One of tlie most striking figures on tlie Augusta Canal is tlie tall brick 
tliimncy which lowers above the Westminster turrets of llie Sibley Mill. 
Tliis figure is the olil smoke stack of the Cotifedenile I'owiler .Mills which 
stood upon this spot during the civil war. When the canal was enlarged in 
1872. and all vestige of the powder works removed, the chinuiey was left 



standing, and in 1880. when the Sibley Mill was built, the tower was, at the 
request of the Confederate Survivors' Association, allowed to remain in its 
jilace. A stone tablet framed in the massive sides of this olielisk recites the 
circumstance and explains the survival of this grim .sentinel of the Confed- 
eracy. No ominous smoke issues from the chimney top today. 




FIRST BAPTIST t'lIUKCII, TUOY, ALA. 



Tlie view of College Avenue, in Troy. Ala. , is a very jiretty one. Tlie First 
Baptist is a new brick chureli, niodera and tasty. Troy lias "i.OOO people. 
Tlie church was erected in 1888. The city is high and healthy. The various 
industries in Troy are the Henderson Knitting Mills, the Troy Fertilizer Co., 
the Troy Cari-iage and Buggy Factory, the Troy Machine Shops, the ice factory 



and the sijoke and handle factory. Besides these there ;ire two large saw and 
planing mills. Troy is the county seat of Pike County, and is surrounded 
by some of the best farm lands in Alabama. This is a handsome and i)ro 
gressive little town and combines rare farming facilities with exceptional 
manufacturing advantages. 




SHIPPING MELONS AT DIETZKNS CROSSING. GA. 



Tliis luofiisioii of iiiflons sliows a faiiiiliiir sci'iie on llic Soul Invest tin U;iil 
road division of Hit- C'cntnil Uiiilroad of (Jcov^qa lUiiinir llic fruit sciison. 
Diet/cn's Crossing is at llic 'Jo-iuilc post on tiic Soiitliwcstcni Hailroail. an<i 
li( car-loads of melons have been shipped from that point this season. 
The Central Railroad of Georgia has handled this summer (IHO'i) li.lOO car- 



loads of melons. Of this iiiiiiilier MOO ear loads have heen shipped from 
tile main line. 1,000 ear Iniids from the Soulhwestein Kiillinail, and the others 
have been received from the dill'erent branches and connecting ro.-uls. The 
bright iiicture at Dietzen's Crossing may have heen viewed at manv points 
along tile Central Kailroad during Hie jiast two mouths. 




LUMMUS C'OTTOX GIN WORKS, JIXIPER, GA. 



These works were erected in 1871. They aie located l)etwcen Macon and 
Columbus, Ga. , on the Central Railroad. The product consists of cotton 
sins and ginning machinery, and the mill does a very large repair business. 
The works have recently been enlarged. The amount of capital invested is 
140,000 and the factories have never been operated to the fullest extent. 



There is good machinery and an abundance of choice timber near by. The 
site is finely' adapted for a good cotton mill, and there is plenty of water 
power — probablv '^00 horse-power — diawn from a lake covering 500 acres 
anil fed by a large creek. This power never fails in drouth or any other 
time. The present business has always been prosperous. 




OLD KXlXTTlVi; MANSION, MII,LKI)(!KVILLK, GA. 



This tmilding was erected in IKiH. and is iin interesting relic of the ulil 
Cii|iital of rjeorgia. Il was tlie lionie of men lilie Towns, Schley. McDonald, 
Howell Cobl), Ilersehel V. Johnson, Joseph E. IJrown and Charles J. 
Jenkins. It is as sound now from basement to cupola as when erected 57 
years ago. Uesides its itnjiressive appearance, it is an object of interest to 



(Jeorgians because of noble associations. It holds memories of many social 
and political events of ante l)ellum days, when Milleilgeville was the seat of 
the State (ioveniment. The l)uililing has been remodeled, and is now u.sed 
as the dormitory of the (ieorgia Normal and Indiislrial School for girls. 
Surrounding the mansion is a yaril two acres in cvteiit. 









SWIFT MAXUFAe'TUIUNG CO., COLUMBUS, GA. 



These well-known cotton mills were erected in 1883. The company lias a 
paid-up capital of §200,000. Its otlicers are G. M. Williams, president and 
general manager; Sam'l Salisbury, secretary and treasurer; Jno. T. Abncy, 
superintendent. The mills have 12,000 spindles. .")00 looms, and manufacture 
colored cotton goods, checks, plaids, cheviots, denims and ticking. The cele- 



brated " Mitclieline Bed Spreads" are also made by these mills. An English 
weaver employed in this factory perfected tlie system of weaving this partic 
ular kind of s'pread. and the sale of tliese goods has been very large. The 
output of tlic Swift Manufacturing Company is ;j;:{."i(I,000 worth nf goods per 
annum. Four himdred liauds require a pay roll of 1^8.000 per month. 




>SC(rn'.S I'LANTATION, NEAR MONTGOMERY, ALA. 



Mciilinn lias alrcafly hecn made of tliis place in tlio introiliiction to this 
book. Tlic pifliirc icpicsciits llic farm forr<' tjallicririf: tomalocs. Thi' vines 
arc large ami the yield very heavy. This model tract uTows fruits and vege- 
tables, besides giving big yields of corn and cotton. It is good lioitom land, 
carefully fertilized and cultivated, and black labor is satisfactorily engaged. 



Mr. Scott thinks there is more in<incy in frnils than in truck in the South, 
lie fertilizes his land by stable manure and liy turning' imiler eowpeas. In 
one year .Mr. Scott, who came from the North and settled here just after the 
war," raiscMl on liOO acres of this land ClOOO bushels of oats, and as a second 
crop 4IHI bushels of sweet potatoes to the acre. 




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OPELIKA MILLING CO., OFELIKA, ALA. 



This substantial brick building was erected iu the year 1891 at a cost of 
$40,000, It has a capacity of 175 barrcds of flour and 600 bushels of meal a 
day. It manufactures flour, meal, bran and feed of all kinds. The company 
has a capital of $25,000. and the plant is suitplied with the very latest and 
most improved machinery. Opelika is one of the most thriving little towns 



iu the Central Railroad System, and the success of these mills shows that the 
smaller industries, when well managed, pay well. Of course, these mills 
have every advantage for coal and for shipment of their output to Southern 
markets. The growth of new industries in this section of Alabama has been 
very gratifying during the past ten years. 



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Tlii'sc works are situiitcd in South Mucon, on the- tracks of tlic Central 
Railroad of Georgia. Tlic plant ronsisls of a well equipped eotton seed oil 
mill, with a eapacity for erushing 100 tons of cotton seed per day. The season 
for this work eoinnienees in September and continues si.x months. This mill 
crushes from 10,000 to 1.5,000 tons of seed each season. The output of oil 



is shipi)ed East anil West, The meal, hulls and linlrrs are sold principally in 
the State of (Jeorjiia. The company has a well (Miuipped plant for nn.vinjf 
fertilizers, which husincss it carries on for outside parties .Mr. K. S. Patlillo. 
manager of the mill, resides in .Macon. T. R. Chancy is presi<lent; .M. Frank, 
vice president : W. J. Montgomery, assistant secretary and assistant treasurer. 




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This is one of the prettiest pictures in the collection. Tlic farm is owned 
by Mr. Isaac Ross, of Opolika. It was started in 1878. It contains 960 acres. 
with tine barns and two silos of 100 tons capacity each. The .Jersey herd 
numbers 73. and combines some of the best strains of cattle. Fifty of tliese 
are registered cattle, and the rest are of high-grade stock. The herd ranks 



with the best in the South. This farm is located 2i miles from the town. 
The barn is 40 x 100 feet, and the dairy building is two stories high, well 
located ami thoroughly ei|uipped. The .separator, churns, and all the ma- 
chinery of the Rossdale Farm are run by steam The butter is gilt edged ; 
and this is one of the most interesting places in Eastern Alabama. 




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TIlis enterprise lias a paiil-up capital stock of §46,400. It turns out hosiery 
yarns in tops, cones and skeins, sewing thread and wr.ippiiifr Iwine, also 
shuttle cops of all sizes. Tlie mills have 4.001) spindles, li.OOO of which are 
nude spinilles and the reniaining 1,000 heing frame spindles. The production 
is from 10,000 to 14.000 pounds of yarn per week. The undivided prolits of 



the company are $10,000; bonds $32,100, uLuUing. with the paid-up capital, 
a total investment of $88..500. ('. H. Franklin is president and J. H. 
Rainer. .Ir.. is secretary and treasurer. The amount of capital stock author- 
ized is .f;S(),000. Union Springs is au important railroad junction on the Cen- 
tral Hailroad of Georgia System. 




SAMPLE LUMBER CO., HOLLINS, ALA. 



This enterprise, upon the line of the Columbus & Western Railroad, is one 
of the large.st lumber plants in the Sontli. It is in tlie heart of the luml.ier 
belt of Alabama, and was established in 1S88. It turns out the best products 
<if yellow pine, dried and dressed, and makes quantities of lathes andsliinyles. 
This company ships inunense amounts of its output iu all directions, if has 



a capacity of 100,000 feet per day and has a paid up capital of .f 100,000. The 
yards of this lumber company on this important line of the Central Rail- 
road of Georgia System are very extensive, and give at a glance an idea of 
the business carried on. Their mills are always" at work and the materials 
used as well as the work turned out are tirst class iu every respect. 




KESIDENCE OF Ml{. FOX IIKNDEUSON, TKoV, AI.A. 



This is one of tlie prettiest ami most interesting places in !i pioi^ressive 
little city. The house is a fine two-sliiry, lirick slructiire, situated on the east 
side (if the street, anil is one of the most attractive spots in Tmy. 'I'here is a 
beautiful lawu in front, and the flower (garden shows care and taste. Mr. 
Henderson is a native of Troy. He is about 40 years of age, and is one of the 



most influential ami iin<' of llic wealthiest men in the city. Mr. Henderson is 
president of the Merchants and Farmers' Bank of Troy, which has a large 
capital, and is rcirardcd as one of the strongest institutions in Eastern 
Alabanni. This is a pretty picture of a [iretty home. There are many choice 
spots in that part of the country. 



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lENNESSEE COAL, IRON & RAILROAD CO., NEAR BIRMINGHAM, ALA. 



Tliis picture represents two furnaces of this company. Tliese are two of 
the seven owned by the company, and situated witliin sliort distances of each 
other. The two were built in 1887 and have a capacity of 4U0 tons of pig 
iron a day. Tliey employ 1,000 hands and represent an investment of 
$1,000,000. The Tennessee Company owns in all 17 furnaces. It turns out 



800,000 tons of pig iron a year and 300,000 tons of coal a month. It has 3,000 
coke ovens and owns and operates 90 miles of railroad. The company lias 
6,000 employes. It owns 400,000 acres ot mineral lan(i. Even now the 
company has ten furnaces in blast and turns out 5.5,000 tons of pig iron 
a month. It is the largest coal and iron company in the United States. 




GEOKOIA -NoK.MAI, AND 



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This practical training school for girls, located at Milledgeville, Ga., is the ' The cornerstone of the main huilding shown in this picture was laid Novem- 

Hnest in the South. It is a nionnnient to Gov. Atkinson, who introduced the her 27, IS'.W. It i.s situated in the center of a '^'O ;ure lot donated hy the State, 

law which (vdled it into Ijeini;. Nearly 400 youni: women atti'od its exercises. The building is four stories, arranged in the liest style of modern school 

The collei;e opened Septendjer 3(1, ISill. Its faculty has been composed of architecture — with adiniralilv designed assemblv rooms, music halls, etc. 



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high'Cluss preceptors from the tirst and its success has been uninterrupted 



., is four stories, arranged in the best style of modern school 
architecture — with admiralily designed assembly rooms, music halls, . 
The building cost $5U,0UU. li is used exclusively "for class-room i)urposcs. 




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VlSfSCllKl; .s VIXEYAi;|). FuKI \ AIJ.KV, GA. 



This pretty little plot of grape vines is a sunny and fertile spot in Houston 
County, just a short distance from Fort Valk\v. Large quantities of grapes 
are shipped each year from the prolific vineyards of tiiis neighborhood. The 
^ ield is enormous, as will be seen by the vines in the foreground. The in- 
il .istrious laborers working in the rows are prominent railroad and professional 



men who have been drawn from their desks by the rich fruitage of the vines. 
The raising, bo.\ing and shipment of grapes promi.se to be as remunerative 
as peach growing iu Southwest Georgui. Mr. Visscher's vineyards are very 
clioice specimens of careful cultivation and good fruit this year. All the 
well-known varieties are here produced. 




IIDU Ai;i) IIAIiKISOX IHOX CO., XEAi; lUUMINCllAM, ALA. 



This company manufactures cast iron pipe from three inclies to 72 inches 
in diameter. They also turn out special |)atterns of flange pipe, railway ('ul 
verls and heavy castings of all kinds. Tin- annual oulpul of llie works is 
valued at .'Jl.oOU.OIMJ. The works h:ive a capacity of 'M.Uim Kins of 
jiipe ttud 36,500 tons of coke. The plant coninienced oiicrations iu Marili. 



is'.u. Its liusiiiess extends all nvcr the rniled States, Cuba, Mexico, Sotilh 
America. Central America: and in competition with the entire world in 
.Japan this com]iany was the lowest hidder on contracts aggregating liO.OllO 
tons. Its cajnlal stuck is >i7"il).0l)U. The plant covers si.\ acres, although 
the company owns a tract of 1^7 acres, and its own locomotives and cars. 







AMKKKLy ULA.NU CO., AMERICUS, GA. 



Tlii'se works were built in 1SS7. and have a daily capacity of S.l tons. The 
annual output reaches 10,000 tons. The company manufactures commercial 
fertilizers and sulphuric acid. It has a capital of ^70,000. Americus is 
situated in the heart of the rich cotton belt of Georgia, and the fertilizer 
business has always been a flourishing one. Americus is at the junction of 



the Southwestern division of the Central Railroad and the Savannah it 
Western. During the last two years of the civil war this section produced 
all the supplies for both the Virginia and Tennes.see armies of the Confeder- 
acy, and thus won the title of "Egypt." The variety of agricultural and 
horticultural products is as great here as in any other part of the South. 




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Triil'K.NTI.NK FAK.M IN CKoHfll.V. 



Tlip picture sliows the three processes of gathering rosin. From Novcnilior 
irnh lo .March 15th is the time llxcil by law for cutting lio.xes. Tlie hands an' 
l)rovide(l willi Ijox axes and boxes are cut twelve inclies wide, seven inches 
deep, and tlirec inclies in diamelcr. As soon as boxes are cut tlie crude irum 
begins to run, and is ready for dipping. The gum is placed in buckcls. liicn 



emptied into l)arrels ami liaulcd to the still, where turpentine is distilled and 
rosin made from the residuum. When the boxes on the trees have been cut 
and " cornered," the hands are ])Ut lo w<nk •' chipping " or cutting away the 
bark above tlic box. Fresh cuts are necessary to keep up the How of sap, and 
this is done wilh a hack, as is shown in the central figuic of the piclure. 




CITY MILLS COMPANY, COLUMDIS, GA. 



This coinpauy was organized in 1890 \vitli a rapital of SIOO.OOO. The 
plant consists of a six-story mill with a capacity of oOO barrels of tlour and 
2,0(111 Inishels of meal a day. The coni|iany has a grain elevator of 75,000 
lm^hels capacity. Central Railroad tmcUs run into its grounds. There is an 
abmulance of water power, as the City Mills own across to the high-water 



mark on the Alabama side of the Chattahoochee River. The company has 
extended its rock dam to develop part of its immense water privileges, and 
has leased power to the Columbus R. R. Co. A large plant has been put in 
for generating electricity, which drives street cars, besides furnishing power 
for fighting, heating and moving various small industries in Columbus. 




OCKAX STEAMSIIII' CO.S WlIAltF. SAVAXXAII. CA. 



The |iictiire liere represents one of the larcrc ships of the Oecaii Stciiinshii) 
Conipiiiiv of SiiViiiiiiiih, loadiiii,' lit, the wharf. This line has ten line, far-t 
sliips, which ply iMlween Savannah. New York, lioslon and I'hiladelphia. 
This give.s, praelic.illv. one ship a day out of this hailxir. The jihotograpli 
represents one of the New York steamships loading up w itli fiuits and naval 



stores for Ncirlhcrn niarki'ts. In the winter linic large i|uanlities of cotton 
and i)ig iron are sliipped over this line, and hesiilcs this, tiie ships carry each 
trip a large niMnher of |)assen.gers. The stern of a foreign steamship is seen 
at the left hand of the picture. The river channel has been deepened to "jit 
feet, Hi mean low water. 




COWETA FERTILIZER CO . XEWXAX, GA. 



These works were established in I880. Tlie 
isill, ;iiiil the storage and shipjiini; sheds in 
^lOO.dllD — all paid in. The works maUe «,(MIO 
I'J.dOO tons of amnioniated goods per anninn. 
largely of farmers iu that section of the t?tate. 



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.1. A. Hunter, vice-president ; H. C. Fisher, general manager ; W. J. Driskill. 
superintendent. The company makes the Coweta High Grade Acid Phos- 
phate, Coweta Dissolved Bone and Potash, Aurora Ammoniated Phosphate, 
Coweta High Graile Fertilizer, Coweta Animal Hone, besides a pure blood 
guano. From O.OOU to y.ODU tons per year are turnei.1 out. 








AM)l!i:\\ FEMALE COLLEGE, (I llll,i.l;l. <.A. 






Tliis college was tstdblislied in 1854, anil lias done a jireat work ainoiij; the 
women of (jeorgia. After the burning of llie old buildings in 1892 llie work 
of retiiiilding commenced on a handsome scale. The departments are 
till under one roof, four and a half stories liigh. The structure is mod- 
ern in arcliitcclurul design, with more Ihuu 60 rooms. The dining hall 



will seat 100. Tlie chapel is a tiling of Ijcaiity. It aeeonunodates ,")l)0. The 
acoustic properties are (lerfcct, and the ornamentation very tasty. The iO 
dormitory rooms are well ventilated and comfortable. The premises of the 
college occupy eight acres of land. Tlie college (-urriculum includes nine 
departments of study. 




(..UIKFIN .MAMFAt II KI.M. to., t ,iili- 1- 1a, i.A. 



This company was chartered in 1883 as a stock compauy for spinning 
cotton goods. Tlie capital is .$il8,U0ll. The mills operate "lO.UUO spiudW 
and 400 looms, and emplo)' 300 people. Tliey turn out plaids, cheviots, 
ticking, cottonades and hickory stripes. There is a large dj-e plant connected 
with the mills. The officers are W. J. Kiucaid, president ; Seatou Grautland, 



vice-president anil general manager ; and J. W. Brawuer, secretary and treas- 
urer. This same companj- also operates the Kiucaid .Manufacturing Company, 
in Grithu. Griftiu is (jne of the most thriving towns on the Central Kailroad 
between Savannah and Atlanta. These are large and prosperous cotton 
pdants. and are making nionc}-. 



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S115LKV MANLFAtTll{I.\(; CO., AL (il STA, tiA. 



Tliis is tlie haiuisomcst cotton mill in llic world. Il was built in 1880 anil 
cnlargt'd in \Hi)!). It has 4fl,2.")(i spindles ami 1, Ul!) looms. It consumes an- 
nually 16,000 hales of cotton, and has an ouljiut of '^'t.OOO.OOO yards of cloth 
per annum. The class of j;oods turned out is sheeting, shirtini;, drills, plaids 
and stripes. The Sibley Mill represents an invcstmenl of considerably more 



than §1,000,000. In architecture and desii;n, in line finish, in striking appear- 
ance, in the diversity of output the Sililey .Mill is iirobably ahead of any 
cotton factory in the .South. It was named f<ir the late Josiah Sibley, an 
honored cotton merchant of Augusta. Its president is Wm. V. Sibley, who 
is an experienced and successful cotton manufacturer. 




CIIATTAIIUUCHEE RIVEH liUIDGE XEAU EUFAULA, ALA. 



This is a covered wooden bridge for wagon travel, and spans the Chatta- 
hoochee UivernearEufaula. Ala. It connects the Georgia and Alabama shores. 
The river at this point is 330 feet wide, an<l is navigable for small steamboats 
all the year round. The town of Eufaula has a population of 6,000, and is a 
good cotton market. The bottom lauds along the river, as shown in the pic- 



ture, are rich and level, and produce immense yields of corn, cotton and 
truck. Eufaula is one of the growing towns along the Central Railroad of 
Georgia, and the engraving gives a picturesque glimpse of the stream and low- 
lands in two States. Eufaula is an important junction point of the Central 
Railroad System, 




XKW ENGLAND AND SAVANNAH STKA.MSIIII' CO.'S WIIAHF, BOSTON. 



Oiice a wttk one of the line! iron stcanisliips of the New England and 
Savannah Sltanisliip Company leaves the port of Savannah for Hosloii and 
tlie port of Hoston for Savannah. This line furnishes cheap and expeditious 
(rans|iortation of passenj^ers and freij;lit from New England to all i)oints in 
Georgia, Alabama and the South. The service on these ships is complete. 



The tables arc supplied with all the delicacies of the season. None um most 
capable ollieers ami sailors are employed. The pier of the New England and 
Savannah Steamship Conipany, in Hoston, is at Lewis' \Vharf. The entry 
into the broad harbor of Boston is beautiful and a trip by this roule enables 
the passenger to enjoy all the comforts of a lirst-class hotel. 




HORTICULTURAL FAIR, CUTHBERT, GA. 



The richness and taste displayed in collecting and arranging the fruit and 
flowers for tiie horticultural fair held in Cutlibert, Ga. , in August, 1895, 
were especially noticeable. It was appropriate to hold the convention where 
fruits and tlowers were cultivated to such perfection, Nowhere has greater 
skill iu cultivation nor more perfect development been shown. The specimen 



plants, the varieties of begonias, palms and ferns were unusually fine. Peo- 
ple who raise delicious fruits and vegetables, and are accustomed to homes 
made beautiful and attractive by flowers, are naturally more refined than 
those who are not blessed with such choice influcuces. The engraving gives 
a good idea of the variety of the exhibit. 




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l.\>im li;. llAli.NKSVlLLE, GA. 



This is one of the most popular iiiid tliorough lii^'li scliools in Georgia, It 
W!is (rsliiblislifd in 1872, and iuspectimi of its mils shows a total of 464 
Htudenls. Tliese sluduuts come to the institute from r>0 rounlies. This 
fact entitles it to ilie claim of bein;.' the larftcsl i)rci)aratory school in 
Georgia. Harnesville is (i'> miles from Atlanta and 40 miles north of .Macon. 



It is a healthy place. .lere M. Pound, a graduate of the State University, 
is jiresident of (ionlon Institute. The school has an ollicer from West 
Point .Military Institute as coinmandant, anil the corps of cadets is large, well 
(hilled and disciplined. The graduates of Gordon Institute stand well in 
their classes iu the higher colleges, and take front rank in every calling in life. 




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Tliis compuuy was organized in 1887 with a capital of 83.000.000. It is 
cine of the hirgest and most extensive enterprises of tlie l<ind in tlie Soutli. 
Its capaeit}' is 250 tons of seed a day. The worlvs em]iIoy 250 iiands, and 
the proiluct. as in all industries of this kind, inchides cotton-seed meal. oil. 
hulls, liuters and cake. Mr. L. AV. Haskell is the manager. The picture 



shows that the works cover a great deal of ground ami occupy several 
buildings. The men in charge of the works are c.xperienceil manufacturers, 
and the success of the mills has been marked. This enterpri.se consumes 
a large amount of raw material during the year, and the product is among 
the choicest scut out from a Southern plant. 




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The IlanilicTger Cotton Mills in Columbus, Ga., wero liuilt in 1888. They 
have a capacity of l,:iOO bales of cotton per yeaf. The mills have 191 loonis 
and ;!,0:i(i spimlles, which are soon to be increased to (i.tJMU. Tlic coiiipany is 
capitalized at §1(HI.00(). These mills turn out i)laids, cottonades, bed spreads 
and towels of very superior pattern and linisli. This is one of the smaller 



but most llourishinir of the cotton mills of Columbus. The citv is liuiited by 
eleclricily, and the buildiULT on the left of the picture irives a good represen- 
tation of the electric litrht plant. The city is illuminated in every jiart. 
Columbus has doubled its population in the last deeaile. The place receives 
150,000 bales of cotton a year. It does a large wholesale business. 










ODENS MILLS, ALA. 



This is a stril^ing scone on tlie Cohimlius & Western Railroad, in Alabama. 
The creek has been dammed up at this point to furnish power for a large lum- 
ber mill. The railroad winds around a rock}' ledge on the banks of this'water- 
course. The country is rough and mountainous and the track shows a tine 
section of rock-ballasted roadway. The freight train heading towards Birm- 



ingham is a sample of the heavy traffic over this line, which, however, is 
strongly built with steel rail and iron bridges. This is a tine timber section' of 
Alabama, and a number of large saw mills are located along this route. It 
is also a tine agricultural and mineral country. The jiicture is a tvpical one 
along the Columbus and Western branch of the Central Railroad of Georgia. 




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Al .\li».\T(!()MEi;V. ALA. 



This is one of tliL' most l)eaiilifiil ,uiil interesting capitols in the Soutli It 
was erected in 1H")1 at a cost of sslOn.dOO, but since that time tliere have been 
extensive additions niach; to the biiildinL'. It sits upon the crest of Capitol 
Hill anil cotninands Uexter Avenne almost as the capitol in Washington com- 
mands I'enusylvunia Avenue. This capitol building is historic. It was 



the place where the first Secession Congress met in 18G1 and framed a 
new Constitution for the Confederale Slates of America. It was in this 
famous building that .lefferson Davis of Mississipjii and Alexan<ier H. 
Stephens of (Jeorgia were elected and inaugurated President and Vice- 
President of the Confederacv. 




THE JOHN P. KING COTTON MILL, AUGUSTA, GA. 



This mammoth cotton factory represents an investment of Si, 000, 000. It 
is situated upon tlie first level of the Auiiusta Canal, was built in 1881 and 
enlarged in 1888. It has 40,288 spindles and 1,200 looms. It uses annually 
14,000 bales of cotton, and has an output of 21,000,000 yards of cloth, turn- 
ing out sheeting, shirting and drills. This mill is one of the most compact 



and business like in the State of Georgia. It was built by Hon. Clias. 
Estes, who has always been president of the company. He wa.s mayor of 
the city of Augusta during the enlargement of tlie canal, and knows as much 
about cotton manufacturing as any man in the United States. Tlie mill has 
never failed to pay a dividend. It is named for the late Jno. P. King. 







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A VINKVAKD, NKAK VUNEYAKI), GA. 



This represents a fainiliiir scene aloti;,' llie line of the Central K:iilroail of 
Georgia near Grillin. 'I'his place, of M acres, is about 40 miles from Allatita. 
anil is properly the lieKiiiiiiii}^ of the great fruit l)ell of Geor.iiia — a tract of 
fertile and favored land e.xtendini,' from Grillin lo .Marsliallville. The variety 
of grape is Ives' seedling and the proiluetion is 300 pounds per acre from vines 



five years old. Evidences of skillful growing, of carefully trained vinesand ini 
proved fruit remind one of the best vineyards of the old country, while model 
little farm houses sit upon their sunnj' and vine clad hills, and show up from 
th(^ groves like the historic chateaux of France. (Jrape culture has become 
very successful in Georgia, and this part of the country blossoms like the rose. 




VIEW OF AUGUSTA CAXAJ., XEAK AUOUSTA, UA. 



Till' view of tbe Augusta Canal in front of tlie King anil Sibley cotton mills 
furnishes a very striking glimpse of that valuable stream. The canal brings 
water from the Savannah River, seven miles, to the city of Augusta. The 
canal was cut in 1845 and enlarged in 1873. It now furnishes 13,000 horse 
power and cost the city one and a half million dollars. The outlay was well 



made. There are several fine factories drawing power from the canal. 
The number of spindles turned is 100,000 and 3,330 operatives are employed 
in these mills. The cotton consumed amounts to 60,390 bales per year. The 
stream is navigable for small boats, and the scenery along the banks is very 
attractive. 







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HKSIDENCE OF THE PEACH KING, NEAR MAHSHALLVHJ.E, GA. 



The liomc of Mr. SiiiiiiR-1 H. Iiuiii|ili, w:w Muisliallvillc, is a iikiiIcI The 
house is a gem ami is shaili-il by Spaiiisli naiis. 'I'lie finiit yaiil is a l)o\ver of 
slirub anil llower ami shows thai this is the residence of a man of ciillurc. ami 
iisiieeessfiil man wilhal, whohasan eye lo liis home as well as to his business. 
The dwelling itself is supplied with the conveniences and uppointineuts of a 



city home, while ju.st in ca.sy sight of the shady veramla there are 80,000 peach 
trees. Hanked by ]iieturesi|ue fields of other growth. Mr. Humph is re- 
garded as the pioneer and foreimisl grower of peaches in (ieorgi.a He has 
made a success of his work, and his place shows that every priiici|)le and de- 
tail of a model fruit farm have been looked after very carefully. 




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EXPOSITION C'uTlitN .MILLS. ATLANTA, GA. 



This is tlie residuum of the first Cotton Expositiou Iield in Atlanta, in 188L 
Mr. j:dward Attiinson. the New England writer and authority, predicted 
at that time that cotton manufacturing would not succeed in the South. As 
if to refute this idea, the Exposition building was sold to tlie Expositiou Cot- 
ton Jlill Co. The mill was capitalized at |3o0,000 and commenced work with 



480 looms. This year the capital has been increased to $.iOO,000, and a new 
mill (if 20,000 spindles and 680 looms is the result. Tlie output of the old 
mill has been 2.5,000 bales of goods a year. The new mill will start up in the 
fall. Dr. J. D. Turner is prc'sideut and Chas. D. Tuller is secretary. Like 
nearly all cotton mills in the South, this enterprise is a perfect success. 

















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PEACH CAHXIVAL IX .AIACIJN, GA. 



The fniit season of 1895 1ms been a maguificent one in Georgia. The yielil 
of peaches and melons has been pailieularly tine. Tlie nearness to Maeon of 
the preat oreliarils of Southwe.sl Georjria first suL'i.'esle(l tlie idea of a peach 
carnival, which came off in that city in July. The e.\hil)il was large and 
creditable, and the different varieties, as seen in this picture, were brought 



out in a very attractive way. The finest and most vigorous specimen of 
peach produced in Georgia is the Ellierla. It is large, luscious, rich in color 
and yet firm in body, and will bear long sliipment. It is probable that the 
peach carnival is a permanenl institution in Georgia. Its annual recurrence 
may be looked for with certainty hereafter. 




GATE CITY OIL CO., ATLANTA, GA. 



These works were erected in 1889 with a capital of S300,000. The capacity 
of these mills is 35,000 tons of seed anniiall_v. The product is cotton-seed oil, 
cottonseed meal, hulls and linters. The business of this company has been 
large and is steadily growing. The officers are John Oliver, ]iresident: 
Henry Oliver, general manager; J. M. Shelly, secretary. This branch of 



industrj- has sprung up in the South under the new order of things. 
Formerly thousands of tons of cotton seed went to waste, and these rich pro- 
ducts were lost. Under the impetus of manufacturing in the South the cotton 
seed has been reclaimed from the waste basket and made a valuable product 
in itself. No portion of it is thrown away. 




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This is a pretty spot in tlif to«ii nf C'litlibtrl. Ifaiiduliili {'n. , (Ja. 'I'ljc- Idwu 
was iiicorpdriilcil in 18:54. It lias a popiilatiun of 1, 01)0. It is the educational 
center of Soiillnvest Georgia. The schools and literary oruanizalions are (|uile 
II feature in the life of the place. Tlie court house was linished in .May, 1M80. 
The I{;iml<jlph Hotel was built in IbUl. It is a handsome structure. C'uth- 



liert has a cotton null, a bank, water works and electric liirbt plant, and is 
reaching out for various smaller industries. The soil is fertile, the climate 
C(iuable and tlie pursuit of the people is largely agricultural. There is no 
more delightfid spot in (Jeoigia. Tlie social atmosphere is refined, and is 
marked by highly intellectual and religious sentiment. 




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E^■TEKPK16E MANUFACTURING CO., AUGUSTA, GA. 



This is one of tlie largest cotton mills in the South. It was Iniilt in 1878, 
•with the old Granite Flour Mill, shown in the foresrround. as a nucleus. The 
mills were enlarged in 1S,S2 and again in 1888. The number of spindles is 
33,UU0 ; number of looms, 928. The mills annually consume about 9.000 
bales of cottou, and their outiiut is 12,000 bales of domestics a vear. The 



class of goods turned out is sheeting, shirting and drills. The capital of the 
Entcrpri.se Mill is ijt-jOO.OOO, and the factory will almost double its capacity in 
a short time. Mr. James P. \'erdery. one of the most sagacious and enter- 
prising business men in Augu.sta. is president of the company. Its success is 
assured. It is a very large cotton mill plant. 




VINKYAHI) NEAR TEXNIT.LK. (JA. 



The grape yield this year in Middle Georgia lias Ijceii very large. The 
vineyard scene near Tennillc, in Washington ('onnty, on the Central Railroad, 
shows a large acreage of well fruited vines, thinked by an orchard of Le 
Conte pears. It is a flourishing town of 1,4110 inliabitanLs. The people in 
that .section give themselves up to agricultural pursuit, to fruit growing. 



hnnber cutting, and to getting out naval stores. Tennillc ships 6,000 bales 
of cotton a year, :i,.'')00 cars of lumber, and this season oO cais of |ieaclics have 
gone out from tliis station. Tennillc has a bank and ample school facilities. 
There are several churches. Tennillc is .something of a railroad center, and 
Washington is one of the largest and richest agricultural counties in Georgia. 




CONFEDERATE MONUMENT AT ilONTGOMERY. 



Tliis is one of the luiudsomcst and most commanding sliafts dedioated to tlie 
soldiers of the Soutliern Arm}-. It stands in tlie eapitol gnmnds and is seen 
from many jiarts of tlie cit}-. The erection of this monument was begun 
in 1885, and in 1886 the corner-stone was laid bj' Hon. Jefferson Davis, near 
the very spot where, in 1861, he delivered his inaugural address as president 



of the Confederate States of America. The monument was completed only a 
short time ago. The cost of this memorial was about $40,000. It shows out 
well by the handsome capitol itself. ^lontgomery was the cradle where 
secession was first rocked. The vi,sit of Mr. Davis to that city in 1886 was the 
first stop in a series of welcomes which commenced at Mobile. 



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FOKT VALLEY CKATL lAt luUV. FollT VALLLV, V,\ 
The growtli of the piach iiKhislry in Fun V.ilUy ;iii(l Marsliallville, in fiut, iincc, and will 



in (•very purl i>f Iloii.slon Cnuiity. has kd Id Ur- cslalilishinfiil of the Fort 
Valley Crate Factory. The factory was Ijnill in |H!(1, a1 a cost of only $I,20U. 
It has a capacity of y.OOO crates every worUini; day of ten hours. It employs 
from 75 to 100 huuds. Lumber is obtained from the neighborhood iu abuud- 



1 improved macliinery and liy skillful manipulation is readily 

turned into suitable crates. 'I'hc devclopmeni of the peach crop has given 

birth in its wake to the collateral indusirics of cannini: factories and crate 

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factories. The jiay roll of I he peach farms ant; 
week iu Fort Valley amounted to :jil2,U0O. 




OFFICES OF CENTRAL RAILROAD OF GEORGIA, SAVANNAH 
Tliis view of West Broad Street, immediately uorth of the Union depot, shows 



tlie new offices of tlie Central Railroad at Savannali. The old office building 
is just beyond, and can also be seen in the ensiraving. The old building 
was put up in 18.56 and the new otfices iu 18«7. The first ottlee was erected 
during the superiuteudency of Mr. Wm. M. Wadley, a man whose great 



name and splendid services are bound up in the history of the Central Railroad 
of Georgia. It was his master mind which built up these great properties, and 
which made Savannah what it is. He was elected president of the company 
in 18G.5, and continued uninterruptedly until his death iu 1883. His admirers 
allude to him as "the architect of this imperial System." 








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This is !i scent- taken from a field near Marsliallville, Ga., and shows tliat 
two crops are raised from the same jrrniind practically at the same time. The 
culllvation which the cotton receives helps the trees and the trees are not near 
enough to shade or stunt the cotton. Peaches are gathered at a lime when 
the cotton crop is practicallj- lai<l by, and a good yield of fniil and staple is 



secured without interfering witheilliercrop. The cotton and corn crops in the 
neighborhood are very line Mr. Samuel Humph, early in the season, submit- 
!e<i an estimate! that the fruit (listri<-t covered by Fort Valley and Marshall- 
ville would this year send out 1.0(11) car loads of |)i'aclies. The yield has been 
enormous and the facts show that .Mr. Kumpli was not far out of the way. 



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AUGUSTA BREU'ING CO., AUGUSTA. GA. 

This is one of the largest and most successful plants in the South. It is noted for the fine 
quahty of the various brands of beer, put up in ke^s and bottles. The brewery was built 
in 1H88, and has an annual capacity of 80,i)00 hatT.*ls. Thn capital st(^ck is $75. 000. Its beer 
is sold not only all over Augusta, but its riistuini-rs are scaltHivd .iv.t (ienrgia and South 
Carolina. The brewery is just below tiie hasin of x\w lir.si lf\fl uf tin- Aut,'usta Canal and is 
connected by tracks with the Central Railroad .if (ienrgia. Tlie brewery originally repre- 
sented Western capital and skill transi>lanted to Augusta. The plant is first-class in every 
respect, and the product is of the best brew in the Southern market. 



CRESCENT MILLS. AUGUSTA, GA. 

The Crescent Flour Mills of Augusta are situated on the third level of the canal, and are 
reached also by the tracks of the Central Railroad. Miller A: Co. are proprietors. The 
capacity of the mill is very large. The output is tiour, meal and grist. This is an old 
enterprise, and the plant is' not far from the Augusta freight depot '>f the Central Railroad 
of Georgia. The grade of fiour turned out is very popular and a large amount of breadstuffs 
is used each year. The growing city of Augusta has diversified industries. The immense 
water power of the city has made the place an attractive and remunerative site for the 
mills, and nearly every class of milling and manufacturing interest is represented. 




I'EACII PACKING IIOU.SE, NKAU FoKT VALLKV. GA. 



The scene at the piickinjf house of llio ILilo Georgia Orchiird Coinpiiiiy 
during the fruit season is inspiring. Tlie manner of packing peaches in 
baskets and crates for shipment recpiires care and skill, ami the most pnimi 
ueiit and popular young jjeople in Houston County engage iu it. The |)ay is 
^1 a day and the work is light and congenial. The company is eager to 



employ this kind of help, as the work hears the impress of an eniini'iilly re- 
speetalile class of people. The result is that the Hale iicaches arc not only 
the most artistically packed but the most honestly put up fruit in the market. 
The young Indies and sturdy yeomanry of Houston make a picnic of llie 
peach season. It is prolitable to them as well. 




WASHINGTON STREET, ALBANY, GA. 



Albany lays claim to the title of the metropolis of Southwest Georgia. It 
is 200 miles from Savannah ami Tfi miles fr(]m the Florida line. It has 7,000 
people, and is situated on the Central liaih-oad of Georgia. The Flint River 
is also navigable to the Gulf. Albany lias four banks, an electric light and 
artesian water-works plant. It has two large brick-yards, and receives through 



its warehouses 35,000 bales of cotton a year. It has two cotton compresses, 
two fertilizer factories and the largest wholesale grocery house in South- 
west Georgia. Albany is remarkably well laid out. with wide, well kept 
streets, and its buildings are handsome and synunetrieal. Alljanv has two 
good hotels. It is in the midst of a rich agricultural and fruit section. 




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A MILE OF 1>EAU TUEKS. .MARSHA LEVI ELE. GA. 



This vista opens up not only a plcasinfr view l)iil :i pmlitahlc suiiirestioii. 
Pear trees llaiik the eotloii liehls anil fruit and cotlnn are ripenintr side liy 
side. Every i-xperiinenl shows tlial fruit raisini^ is pro(ital)lc' in (Jeorgia and 
Alabama, and nearly every planter is diversifying his crop to eonlorni to 
the great and growing demand from the West. It is estimated that Ohio 



companies already own 10.000 jiear trees in Houston Co. They possess over 
8,000 acres in fruit farms in this eounly alone. There are numliers of small 
orcharils of from l.ooo to .j.OOO trees. These net their owners anywhere 
from ^.'iOO to :J10,000 a year. There is said to be a stretch of laud near Mar- 
shallville where the fruit crop never fails. 




EAGLE AND PIIENIX MILLS, AND WATEIJ POWER, COLU.^IBUS, GA. 



This picture gives another view of these famous cotton mills, the largest in 
the South. The |ilintograph was taken from the t'hattahoochee Kiver. This 
stream affords almost unlimited water power. It is estimated that there are 
36,000 horse power available at Columbus alone. There are seven mills now 
operated by water at this point. There are two falls in the river within the 



corporate limits of the city. The Columbus Street Railway uses electricity 
generated by water power and is tlie only company in Georgia which does 
this. There is also a surplus of power, which wifl be rented at a low rate. 
Columbus has been a point for the making up of cotton and wool for forty 
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I.dADINC I'KACIIES AND MELONS IX GEORGIA. 



Here is ii picture taken on the Soutlnveslcni Uailminl, below Maeoii. 
Tliis is in the heart of the fruit country an<I tlic yield of peaches and melons 
is enormous. The peaches are carefully packed in baskets and these tire 
shipped in crates containing si.\ baskets. I'eaches are forwarded in refrig 
crator cars and melons are packe<i away one at a lime. Each car hoUis 



l.OOO melons, and these are wortli from iStiO to AT5 per car-load as they stand 
on the track. The melons averasre '20 pounds each. It is estimated that 
(Jeorgia and Alabama this year ^hippl■d .").()(){) carloads or about n.llOD.OOO 
melons North ami \Vr>i Tliis |>rniliicl shows what the lauds in the South 
are doing to supply a succulent suinmir fruit. 




JASPER :\[OXUMEN^T AND H(1TEL DE SOTO, SAVANXAH. 



Savannah is famous for its memorials, and tliis picture gives a handsome 
reproduction of tlie Jasper monument in Madison Square, just opposite the 
Hotel De Soto, Sergeant William Jasper distinguished himself at the siege 
of Fort Moultrie, in June, 17711, by lifting up the Hag which had been shot 
from the turret. He held it until a new staff had been arranged. General Rut- 



ledge was so much impressed with his gallantry, that he gave the sergeant his 
own sword. Jasper refused promotion, and fell mortally woundefl at the 
siege of Savannah, October 9, 1779. The Hotel De Soto was built in 1890. 
and cost $400,000. It %vas erected entirely by Savannali capital. It is one of 
the finest liotel buildings in the South, and is open summer ami winter. 







rAC:KlXU I'EACUES xNEAK (JLTllUKKT, (JA. 



.Mr. .S. T. .Jenkins, who owns the Iliirvcst llDinc Farm near ("iitliljcrt, is 
loolifd upon iis the pioncor frnil i^rowcr of li.uidnlpli Cuiiiily. lie {aniid on 
tliis bii.sincss licfore tlif wiir. and moi<' tlmn '.!i) yi-ars ai,'o ilenionstratfd lliat 
peaclies, superior in color and llavor, could lie grown in thai section. The 
Harvest Home Farm is 3* miles from Cuthbert, and has 10,000 very choice 



peach trees, besides oilier varieties of fniit. Mr. .Jenkins is first in the market 
with his peaches, and Iheir niuisn.il size, color, and variety .u'enerally irive him 
the blue ribbon. His ])eaches have become famous. In 18!)0 .Mr. Jenkins netted 
over $;!, 1100 on live acres of live-ycarold trees, lie hits shown that no frnil 
from any other section in Oeorgia or elsewhere can e.\cel the Cuthbert peaches. 




WINDSOR PARK, AMERICUS, GA. 



Americus is the largest city in Soutliwest Georgia, and is appropriately 
called "the Commercial Capital" of that section. It has a population of 
over 8,000, the increase in six years having been over 100 per cent. The city 
is situated upon high, rolling hills. The new court house and jail are among 
the finest and strongest in the State; the city hall, as shown in the picture. 



is a model, and the Windsor Hotel block cost $lo0.000. The new post-office 
is a three-storj' structure, built of Georgia marble. The business blocks are 
all substantial and handsome brick structures. There is a complete system 
of water works sujiplying artesian water in abundance. The annual cotton 
receipts are 60,000 bales. 










\\ Al Kli.MLLO.N 1-AI;TV AC FtJlM' GAl.NKS. HA. 



This prctly scene on the bank of the ChaltuhoiK lnc River is a glimpse of a 
little picnic just above Fort Gaines. It is claimed, by the way. that the 
melons at Fort Gaines are the linest in Georiria, ami brintr better prices than 
the •■ IColb Gem " or than the famous " I{aftlesnaUe." Peaches and pears 
also abound in this section. Fort Gaines is the oldest town in thai part of 



(icorgia and one of the most prosperous. It has a population of i.OflO people. 
The town receives l(».(IU<l bales of cotton a year and draws trade from Clay 
County, Oa.. and Henry County, Ala. The jilace is splendidly supplied with 
artesian water. There are oil mills, a guano factory and steam gin. Some 
of the liuest peaches in Georgia are now sent out from this neighborhood. 








PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND GOVERNMENT POSTS. AUGUSTA AND ATLANTA, GA. 



Tlie views of McPherson Post near Atlimta sliow tlie arsenal, parade 
ground and officers' quarters, Tlie reservation contains 261) acres. Tliirty- 
five liandsome buildings make this the second finest L'nited States military 
liost. The site was selected b_y Gen. Hancock. 

The Augusta Arsenal is one of the oldest and handsomest ordnance stations 
in the Union. The high and dry climate of the Sand Hills makes it particu- 



larly suitable for the storage of guns and ammunition. It is situated three 
miles from Augusta. 

The new Government Binlding at Augusta was erected in 1889. The cost 
was if'2()0,0(H). The lower story is the post-othce ; the second is the United 
States court room and the offices of the Judge, District Attorney and Mar- 
shal. The tower is the headquarters for the weather bureau. 







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Tho " Ix* Conte Nursery" at Smithville is an interesting spot. Mr. \V. W. 
Thompson is proprietor. Tliere are ■i'> acres of Le C'onte pear trees, from 
wliicli 2.1)00 barrels of frull are sliippcd eacli year to tlie Nortli and East. 
Tlie orelianls are 15 years old. Mr. Thompson has, also. 25 acres devoted 
to nursery stock. The Lc Conte pear is a great favorite for canning and pre- 



serving. These pear trees are of thrifty growth and liaiidsome shape. Here, 
also, are large i|iiaiiiiliesof .Japan plums an<l line Kllicrta peaches. The plums 
are principally liolaii and Kelsey varieties. Smithville is on the Southwest- 
ern division of the Central Itjiilroad, *i miles from .Macon and 140 from 
Montgomery. This is a favored section, and the fruit crop seldom fails. 






HOTEL TYBEE. TYCEE ISLAND. GA. 



Tliis splendid hostelry was erected in 1891. The cost of tlie property was 
S80.l)(l(l. anil the hotel was put up by a company of SavanniUi capitalists. It 
contains an artesian water-works plant, and is in plain view of the breakers 
rolling in from the Atlantic. The piazzas, which stretch the entire length and 
breadth of the house, catch every passing breeze, and guests of the hotel. 



who come liy the hundreds from Georgia. Alabama and other parts of the 
South, are regaled by all the comforts of the seashore. Tybce is Georgia's 
greatest seaside resort, is 18 miles from Savannali, and connected with it by a 
perfect train service of the Savannah i.t Atlantic Hailroad, a part of the 
Central Railroad System. The beach is eight miles long, of pure white sand. 



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PICKING COTTON IN THE .SOUTH. 



No coinpciuliiim of the Soulli's resources, anil no collciiion of Soiiilniii 
pictures would he complete, without the famili:ir scene in the C(ittiin tielils. 
KroMi Septenilier to l>c(-einl)er the lull forc<- of the farm is eoiieenlr.ited in the 
cotton patch. Hands may gather from 100 to l.")0 pounds of seed cotton a 
day. For this work the pay runs from 80 cents tolO cents a hundred. The 



cotton is placed in sacks tied around the neck of the picker and .-it the end 
of the row iscinpllcd into baskets. Many attempts have liien made to pick 
cotton by machiiiciy. but as yet the cotton picker has not been piTfectcd 
which extracts the lint and rejects the leaves and bolls. The human lingers 
are so far tlie best mechanism for gathering the locks in the held. 



